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lisa new

Elisa New

Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature, Emerita

Education: B.A., Brandeis University (1980)
M.A., Columbia University (1982)
Ph.D., Columbia University (1988)

Interests: American poetry...

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sam marks

Sam Marks

Senior Lecturer on Playwriting
(On leave Spring 2024)

Education: B.F.A., NYU Tisch School of the Arts
M.F.A., Brown University

Sam Marks, playwright: World Premieres include THE...

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Office: Lamont Library 410
p: 617-495-8959
Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:30-12 and appointment
luke menand

Louis Menand

Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of English
(On leave Spring 2024)

Education: B.A., Pomona College (1973)
M.A., Columbia University (1975)
Ph.D., Columbia University (1980)

Interests: 19th and 20th Century...

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Office: Barker 155
p: 617-495-8780
Office Hours: Tuesdays 1:30-3pm
messud

Claire Messud

Joseph Y. Bae and Janice Lee Senior Lecturer on Fiction

Education: B.A., Yale University (1987)
M.A., University of Cambridge (1989)

Interests: Fiction writing

Selected Works:
Kant's...

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Office: Lamont Library 408
p: 617-384-9395
Office Hours: By appointment
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Michael Pollan

Lewis K. Chan Arts Lecturer and Professor of the Practice Non-Fiction
(On leave Fall 2023)

Education: B.A., Bennington College (1977)
M.A., Columbia University (1981)

Interests: Nature; the food system; altered states of...

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Office: Lamont Library 411 (fall semester only)
Office Hours: Tuesdays 3-5 by appointment
(On leave Fall 2023)
Peter Sacks

Peter Sacks

John P. Marquand Professor of English
(On leave Fall 2023)

Education: B.A., Princeton University (1973)
M.Phil., Oxford University (1976)
Ph.D., Yale University (1980)

Interests: English Language...

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Office: Barker 268
p: 617-495-2533
Office Hours: On leave.
Elaine Scarry

Elaine Scarry

Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and General Theory of Value
(On leave Spring 2023)

Education: A.B., Chatham College (1968)
A.M., Ph.D., University of Connecticut (1974)

Interests: Beauty and its relation to justice. Mental,...

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Office: Barker 273
p: 617-496-6023
Office Hours: Wednesdays 3-4pm
Namwali Serpell

Namwali Serpell

Professor of English

Education: B.A., Yale University (2001)
M.A., Harvard University (2005)
Ph.D., Harvard University (2008)

 

 

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Office: Barker 215
p: 617-496-4228
Office Hours: Mondays, by appointment.
Tracey K. Smith

Tracy K. Smith

Professor of English and of African and African American Studies
Susan S. and Kenneth L. Wallach Professor at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute
Interim Director of Creative Writing

Education: B.A., Harvard College (1994) 
M.F.A., Columbia University (1997)

Interests: 20th and 21st century poetry; African...

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Barker Center 214
12 Quincy St.
p: 617-496-0573
Office Hours: By appointment
Musa Syeed

Musa Syeed

Associate Senior Lecturer on Screenwriting

Education: B.F.A., New York University 
M.F.A., Rutgers University-Newark 

MUSA SYEED was born and raised in Indiana. His...

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Office: Lamont Library 405
p: 617-495-8426
Office Hours: By appointment.
Gordon Teskey

Gordon Teskey

Francis Lee Higginson Professor of English Literature

Education: B.A., Trent University (1976)
M.A., University of Toronto (1977)
Ph.D., University of Toronto (1981)

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Office: Barker 206
p: 617-495-3167
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2-4pm Students should email ahead of time for a zoom link.
wilson

Anna Wilson

Assistant Professor of English

Education: B.A., Cambridge University (2007)
Ph.D., University of Toronto (2015)

Interests: Medieval English literature and literary culture...

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Office: Barker 266
To book an office hours appointment: https://profannawilson.youcanbook.me/
wood

James Wood

Professor of the Practice of Literary Criticism
(On leave Fall 2023)

Education: M.A., Jesus College, Cambridge (1988)

Interests: 20th Century Literature; Religion and Literature.

Selected Works:
The...

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Office: Barker 262
Office hours: By appointment
(On leave Fall 2023)
p: 617-496-8484